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AN ACT relating to special military unit license plates. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 186 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall produce special military unit license plates for 5
owners and lessees of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles who 6
are associated with the following units of the United States military: 7
(a) The V Corps; 8
(b) The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); 9
(c) The 5th Special Forces Group; 10
(d) The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment; 11
(e) The United States Army Human Resources Command; 12
(f) The United States Army Recruiting Command; or 13
(g) The United States Army Cadet Command. 14
(2) Each initial and renewal application for a special military unit license plate by a 15
person who meets the criteria of paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection and each 16
initial application by a person who meets the criteria of paragraph (c) and (d) of 17
this subsection shall be accompanied by proof as set out in subsection (3) of this 18
section that the person is associated with one (1) of the military units identified in 19
subsection (1) of this section in one (1) of the following ways: 20
(a) A member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the member's spouse, 21
or the member's dependent child; 22
(b) A Department of Defense civilian employee assigned to support one (1) of 23
the military units, the employee's spouse, or the employee's dependent child; 24
(c) A retired member; or 25
(d) A veteran who received a discharge under honorable conditions, or the 26
veteran's surviving spouse, and: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 465/GA
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1. Performed one hundred eighty (180) days of active military service; 1
2. Received an early release due to injury or other medical condition, or 2
at the convenience of the service; 3
3. Received a hardship discharge; 4
4. Was separated or retired due to a disability; or 5
5. Was determined to have a service-connected disability incurred during 6
the enlistment. 7
(3) (a) Prior to receiving a special military unit license plate requested under this 8
section, the member shall present the following as proof of eligibility an 9
original or copy of his or her: 10
1. Unexpired Veteran Identification Card or Veteran Health 11
Identification Card issued by the United States Department of 12
Veterans Affairs; 13
2. DD-2, DD-214, DD-256, or DD-257 form; or 14
3. Unexpired Geneva Conventions Identification Card issued by the 15
United States Department of Defense. 16
(b) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense who meets the criteria for 17
a special military unit license plate under this section shall be eligible for a 18
special military unit license plate and shall present as proof of eligibility an 19
original or copy of one (1) of the following: 20
1. His or her current SF 50 form; or 21
2. Other Department of Defense documentation showing current 22
employment. 23
(c) The legally married spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United 24
States or of a Department of Defense employee who meets the criteria for a 25
special military unit license plate under this section shall be eligible for a 26
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original or copy of his or her marriage certificate establishing marriage to 1
the member of the Armed Forces of the United States or to the Department 2
of Defense employee and an original or copy of one (1) of the following: 3
1. His or her unexpired DD-1173 form; 4
2. Any identification document outlined in paragraph (a) of this 5
subsection issued to his or her spouse; 6
3. A current SF 50 form issued to his or her spouse; or 7
4. Other Department of Defense documentation showing current 8
employment of his or her spouse. 9
(d) The dependent child of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States 10
or of a Department of Defense civilian employee who meets the criteria for 11
a special military unit license plate under this section shall be eligible for a 12
special military unit license plate and shall present as proof of eligibility 13
establishing that he or she is a dependent child an original or copy of his or 14
her birth certificate or certificate of adoption, a valid operator's license, and 15
an original or copy of one (1) of the following: 16
1. Any identification document outlined in paragraph (a) of this 17
subsection issued to his or her parent; 18
2. A current SF 50 form issued to his or her parent; or 19
3. Other Department of Defense documentation showing current 20
employment of his or her parent. 21
(4) The member, retired member, civilian employee, spouse, or dependent child may 22
purchase an unlimited number of special military unit license plates described in 23
subsection (1) of this section annually for vehicles they own or lease. 24
Section 2. KRS 186.162 is amended to read as follows: 25
(1) As used in this section and in KRS 186.043, 186.164, 186.166, 186.1722, and 26
186.174: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 465/GA
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(a) "Special license plate" means a unique license plate issued under this chapter 1
to a group or organization that readily identifies the operator of the motor 2
vehicle or motorcycle bearing the plate as a member of a group or 3
organization, or a supporter of the work, goals, or mission of a group or 4
organization. The term shall not include regular license plates issued under 5
KRS 186.240; 6
(b) "Street rod" means a modernized private passenger motor vehicle 7
manufactured prior to the year 1949, or designed or manufactured to resemble 8
a vehicle manufactured prior to 1949; 9
(c) "SF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license 10
plate that is dedicated for use by the Transportation Cabinet; 11
(d) "CF" means the county clerk's fee for issuing a motor vehicle registration as 12
established under KRS 186.040(1). If a CF amount is charged for a license 13
plate listed in this section, the applicant for that plate shall also pay the fees 14
identified in KRS 186.040(6). If a CF amount is not charged, the applicant 15
shall not be required to pay those fees; and 16
(e) "EF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license 17
plate that is mandated by this chapter to be dedicated for use by a particular 18
group or organization. 19
(2) The initial purchase fee and renewal fee for a special license plate created under this 20
chapter shall be as established in this subsection and includes the name of group or 21
organization and the total initial and renewal fee required for the plate. The amount 22
in parentheses indicates how the total fee is required to be divided: 23
(a) Disabled veterans who receive assistance to purchase a vehicle from the 24
United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, veterans declared by the 25
United States Department of Veterans' Affairs to be one hundred percent 26
(100%) service-connected disabled, and recipients of the Congressional Medal 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 465/GA
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of Honor: 1
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). 2
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). 3
(b) Former prisoners of war and survivors of Pearl Harbor: 4
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 5
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 6
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 7
(c) Members of the Kentucky National Guard and recipients of the Purple Heart: 8
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 9
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 10
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 11
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 12
(d) Members of the Civil Air Patrol; active, retired, veteran, reserve, or auxiliary 13
members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast 14
Guard; Merchant Marines who served between December 7, 1941, and August 15
15, 1945; recipients of the Silver Star Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, 16
the Air Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge, or the 17
Bronze Star Medal; persons who wish to receive Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star 18
Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates beyond the two (2) exempted 19
from fees under KRS 186.041(6); individuals eligible for a special military 20
service academy license plate under KRS 186.041(8); individuals eligible for 21
a special military unit license plate under Section 1 of this Act; and disabled 22
veterans who have been declared to be between fifty percent (50%) and 23
ninety-nine percent (99%) service-connected disabled by the United States 24
Department of Veterans' Affairs: 25
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 26
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2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 1
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 2
(e) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force 3
Cross: 4
1. Initial Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 5
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 6
(f) Disabled license plates: 7
1. Initial Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 8
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 9
(g) Historic vehicles: 10
1. Initial Fee for two plates: $56 ($50 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 11
2. Renewal Fee: Do not renew annually. 12
(h) Members of Congress: 13
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 14
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 15
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 16
(i) Firefighters: 17
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 18
Firefighters Association). 19
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 20
Firefighters Association). 21
(j) Emergency management: 22
1. Initial Fee: $31 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 23
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 24
(k) Fraternal Order of Police: 25
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 26
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2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 1
FOP Death Benefit Fund). 2
(l) Law Enforcement Memorial: 3
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Law 4
Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). 5
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Law 6
Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). 7
(m) Personalized plates: 8
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 9
2. Renewal Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 10
(n) Street rods: 11
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 12
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 13
(o) Nature plates: 14
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky 15
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570). 16
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky 17
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570). 18
(p) Amateur radio: 19
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 20
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 21
(q) Kentucky General Assembly: 22
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 23
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 24
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 25
(r) Kentucky Court of Justice: 26
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 465/GA
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2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 1
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 2
(s) Masons: 3
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic 4
Homes of Kentucky). 5
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic 6
Homes of Kentucky). 7
(t) Collegiate plates: 8
1. Initial Fee: $53 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general 9
scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the 10
plate). 11
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general 12
scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the 13
plate). 14
(u) Independent Colleges: 15
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of 16
Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the 17
general scholarship funds of the Association's members). 18
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of 19
Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the 20
general scholarship funds of the Association's members). 21
(v) Child Victims: 22
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the child victims' 23
trust fund established under KRS 41.400). 24
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the child victims' 25
trust fund established under KRS 41.400). 26
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1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 1
Horse Council). 2
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky 3
Horse Council). 4
(x) Ducks Unlimited: 5
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks 6
Unlimited). 7
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks 8
Unlimited). 9
(y) Spay neuter: 10
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the animal control 11
and care fund established under KRS 258.119). 12
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the animal control 13
and care fund established under KRS 258.119). 14
(z) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses: 15
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). 16
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). 17
3. A person may receive a maximum of two (2) plates under this paragraph 18
free of charge and may purchase additional plates for fees as established 19
in subsection (2)(d) of this section. 20
(aa) I Support Veterans: 21
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 22
Department of Veterans' Affairs). 23
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky 24
Department of Veterans' Affairs). 25
(ab) Gold Star Siblings, Gold Star Sons, or Gold Star Daughters: 26
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program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 1
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 2
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 3
(ac) POW/MIA Awareness: 4
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' program 5
trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 6
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' 7
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 8
(ad) Special license plates established under KRS 186.164: 9
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF). 10
2. Renewal Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF). 11
(3) Any special license plate may be combined with a personalized license plate for a 12
twenty-five dollar ($25) state fee in addition to all other fees for the particular 13
special license plate established in this section and in KRS 186.164(3). The twenty-14
five dollar ($25) fee required under this subsection shall be divided between the 15
cabinet and the county clerk of the county where the applicant is applying for the 16
license plate with the cabinet receiving twenty dollars ($20) and the county clerk 17
receiving five dollars ($5). 18
(4) (a) A sponsoring organization of any special license plate issued under this 19
section or any special license plate established under the provisions of KRS 20
186.164 may petition the cabinet for the production of that special license 21
plate for motorcycles. 22
(b) Owners and lessees of motorcycles registered under KRS 186.050(2) may be 23
eligible to receive special license plates approved by the cabinet under 24
paragraph (a) of this subsection. Applicants for a special license plate for a 25
motorcycle shall be required to pay the fee for a special plate as prescribed in 26
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motorcycle shall be in lieu of the registration fee required under KRS 1
186.050(2). 2
Section 3. KRS 186.166 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall, unless directed otherwise by the General 4
Assembly, perpetually produce the following special license plates: military license 5
plates, military unit license plates, U.S. Congressional license plates, firefighter 6
license plates, emergency management license plates, Fraternal Order of Police 7
license plates, Law Enforcement Memorial license plates, street rod license plates, 8
nature license plates, amateur radio license plates, Kentucky General Assembly 9
license plates, Kentucky Court of Justice license plates, Masonic Order license 10
plates, collegiate license plates, independent college and university license plates, 11
child victims' trust fund license plates, Kentucky Horse Council license plates, 12
Ducks Unlimited license plates, Gold Star Mothers, Fathers, and Spouses license 13
plates, Gold Star Siblings, Sons, and Daughters license plates, Silver Star Medal 14
license plates, Bronze Star Medal license plates, Air Medal license plates, 15
Distinguished Flying Cross license plates, Combat Action Badge license plates, 16
Combat Infantry Badge license plates, POW/MIA Awareness license plates, spay 17
neuter license plates, service academy license plates, and I Support Veterans license 18
plates. 19
(2) The design of the plates identified for perpetual production under this section may 20
be revised upon request of a group or organization requesting a design revision 21
under the provisions of KRS 186.164(15). 22
(3) (a) The design of a Purple Heart license plate shall not include any representation 23
of the word "Kentucky" that is a registered trademark or slogan which appears 24
on a general issue license plate. 25
(b) The design of a Purple Heart license plate shall include a representation of the 26
Purple Heart medal and the words "Combat Wounded." 27